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Volkswagen considering future with Chinese partner over forced labour claims

Published 15 February 2024
By Will Dron
Volkswagen has confirmed it is in talks with its partner in China after a German newspaper reported alleged evidence of forced labour.
Alex Smith, Volkswagen Group UK managing director

Q&A with Volkswagen Group UK boss Alex Smith

VW Group's UK boss Alex Smith was in an upbeat mood when Driving.co.uk caught up with him, highlighting a bumper year of growth.
Published 20 December 2023
Bugatti Rimac

Bugatti and Rimac join forces

New meets old as innovative Croatian EV start-up Rimac Automobili announces the formation of a new company with Bugatti Automobiles.
Published 05 July 2021
Offer made to buy Lamborghini from VW Group

Reports: Offer made to buy Lamborghini

A newly formed consortium has made a €7.5bn (£6.5bn) offer to buy Lamborghini from the VW Group (VWG), it has been reported.
Published 25 May 2021
VW Group pushes for stricter emissions regulations

VW thought to support toughening EU emissions regs

The Volkswagen Group is now in support of toughening vehicle emissions standards in Europe while smaller rivals struggle to comply.
Published 06 May 2021
The five richest people in motoring: Elon Musk

The five richest people in motoring

It's an enviable task being one of the richest people in the motoring world. 
Published 01 December 2020
2020 Seat Leon Estate review

2020 Seat Leon Estate review

Introduced earlier this year, the new Leon Estate shares a lot with two of the motoring world's darlings; the VW Golf and the Skoda Octavia.
Published 02 November 2020
2020 Seat Ateca Review

2020 Seat Ateca review

The Seat Ateca is one of several ponies that Volkswagen has in the SUV market, all underpinned by the same MQB platform. Can it compete?
Published 24 October 2020
Bugatti set to leave VW Group for Rimac

Bugatti set to leave Volkswagen Group for Rimac

Bugatti is reportedly stepping out from under the Volkswagen Group umbrella to join Rimac, the Croatian outfit known for its electric hypercars.
Published 17 September 2020
Volkswagen new logo design IAA 2019

VW execs charged with stock market manipulation

VW executives have been accused of stock market manipulation, by not promptly telling investors the impact dieselgate would have on the company.
Published 27 September 2019

Ferdinand Piëch, father of modern day VW, has died

Ferdinand Piëch, the Austrian engineer who helped make the Volkswagen Group the car-making giant it is today, has died at the age of 82.
Published 27 August 2019

BMW, VW, Mercedes accused of emissions collusion

Three German car making giants worked together to hinder the introduction of emissions-reducing technology, a European Commission report alleges.
Published 05 April 2019
Audi agrees to pay £700m fine for diesel emissions scandal

Audi pays £700m fine for diesel emissions scandal

Audi has agreed to pay a fine of €800m (£701m) for its role in the diesel emissions scandal that was uncovered in 2015.
Published 17 October 2018